LEAP - SCIENCE

Test structure• SESSION 1: 40 MULTIPLE –CHOICE• SESSION 2: 4 SHORT-ANSWER• SESSION 3: ONE COMPREHENSIVE

SCIENCE TASK (INCLUDES 3 SHORT-ANSWER ITEMS AND ONE EXTENDED

CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE ITEM)

See the handout for general scoring rubrics

Five strands tested

• Science inquiry - labs, experiments, and chapter 1

• Physical science – fifth & sixth grade science & chapter 2

• Life science – seventh grade science

• Earth and Space science – most of the

eighth grade science book

• Environment – seventh grade & ch. 20-21

Practice tests• http://www.louisianapass.org/ Log in, then Remo will guide you. Screen name: student (lst time only) Password: tiger (lst time only)• Softschools.com• Ology.amnh.org/biodiversity/• www.tea.state.tx.us/student.../grade8/

science/8science.htm

More websites

• http://www.mde.k.ms.us/ACAD/osa/Grade_8_Sam...

• http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/resources/sol/VA/GO8...

• http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/releasepdf/07/FL07_G8S_T...

• www.edinformatics.com/timss/pop2/scipop2.htm

Class study• STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE

BOOKLET

• LEAP 21 PREPARATION AND PRACTICE BOOKLET

• BUCKLE DOWN REVIEW BOOKLET

• TEXTBOOK – STANDARDIZED TEST PRACTICE (END OF EACH UNIT)

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